T/TH ACAD 119

ENG 102-103 8am-920am

Fall 2011 

William Patrick Wend

http://eng102wwend.pbworks.com

 

Office Hours

Laurel Hall 114 M 1030am-1130am WF 1pm-2pm

Parker 413B T TH 930am-11am

 

I am also available by appointment if these hours don’t work for you (I am normally on campus until around 4pm)

 

Contact Information

wwend@bcc.edu

Office: 609-894-9311 #1401

Voicemail: 609-836-0641

Skype (By appointment...get in touch)

Google Talk: professorwend@gmail.com

Yahoo: professorwend

AIM: professorwend

Twitter: @professorwend @wpwend42 (personal account)

Facebook: professorwend

 

I am primarily online during the early morning.

 

Required Texts

• Literature: An Introduction To Poetry, Drama, and Writing Custom Edition For Burlington County College, Pearson, 1-256-28434-5 
• Anne Frances Wysocki, Dennis A. Lynch, The DK Handbook, Pearson, 978-0-205-74143-4

 

Goals & Focus Of Course

• Express thoughts logically, clearly, and coherently in a variety of essays.

• Demonstrate mastery of the writing process.

• Critically revise and edit student written compositions.

• Identify mechanical, grammatical, and spelling errors.

• Critically evaluate and respond to selected essays.

• Compose an argumentative research essay using MLA format.

 

Expectations & Policies

Below is a brief description of how I will grade writing in this course:

A: Mastery of essential elements and related concepts, plus demonstrated excellence or originality.

B+: Mastery of essential elements and related concepts, showing higher level understanding.

B: Mastery of essential elements and related concepts.

C+: Above average knowledge of essential elements and related concepts.

C: Acceptable knowledge of essential elements and related concepts.

D: Minimal knowledge of related concepts.

F: Unsatisfactory progress. This grade may also be assigned in cases of academic misconduct, such as cheating or plagiarism, and/or excessive absences.

 

Attendance

Attendance is important. I am allowing four absences. Your grades will be determined by your writing, but attendance and class participation are crucial. If you do not attend class or participate actively, you are unlikely to comprehend the course material well enough to write a skillful term paper.

 

Points will be taken off your final grade for having more absences than four. After four absences, your continued presence in this course will be at my discretion. I reserve the right to, and will, fail a student based on excessive absenteeism. In my experience, students who do not attend class rarely achieve their academic goals.

 

I will not tolerate frequent lateness. Leaving early, without prior permission, is considered disrespectful and will not be tolerated. If this is a morning class and the student has difficulties staying awake or showing up on time, I would strongly suggest finding another section of 102 to take.

 

Smart Phones, Texting, Laptops, Hats, & Other Issues of Etiquette

Please turn your cell phone off BEFORE entering the classroom. If your cell phone goes off more than once while class is in a session, you will be asked to leave. I will not tolerate texting or other distractions to the learning experience. I will be taking points off of your course contribution grade for every time that, at the end of class, I can remember you texting during that class.Laptops are fine as long as they aren’t a distraction. Students who use education apps on their smart phones (please tell me about them!) are fine too. Please remove all earbuds before entering class.

 

In my classes, I have an expectation students will have access to email and computers in general. All of your work will be submitted to me digitally. Given there are public and school libraries, the ILC, coffee shops, etc, students need to budget their time better; I do not see any excuse for having “no access” to email outside of the classroom.

 

Students are expected to check their BCC email on a regular basis. I do not accept the excuse, “I didn't check my email for two weeks” as a valid problem. Digital correspondence should be written using proper grammar and form. I will not reply to emails filled with texting speak (2, u, 4, lol, j/k) or poor grammar and/or misspellings. Please include a subject and "sign" your email with your name and course section.

 

I will not be carrying handouts around all semester. If you miss class or lose a handout, please check the course wiki within 48 hours of the class to view, download, or print a PDF of the handout in question. Most of the time they will be uploaded before class. 

 

Finally, a matter of general respect: I do not tolerate homophobic, misogynistic, ableist, or racist language in the classroom. 

 

Writing

I expect your work to be error free. You are expected to proofread for spelling, mechanics, and grammar. I will mark down for these errors; please revise and proofread often. All papers are to be typed, titled, double spaced, and given page numbers with your last name. All papers will be submitted digitally to my email by 11:59pm on the due date. I will not be accepting print copies of your papers.

 

If you use Microsoft Works, I would like you to convert your files (.wps) to something more accessible like .doc or .odt before submitting. Also, students writing in the .pages format will need to do the same. Please see me if you need help.

 

Do not consider your paper submitted until, if and only if, you receive a confirmation reply (usually within 24 hours, but don't panic if it is closer to 48-72). If you do not receive one within 48-72 hours, it is the student’s responsibility to get in touch with me about their work. I am not responsible for making sure you hand in your assignments; it is yours. Please make sure you are backing up your work to an external hard drive, flash drive, cloud based source or other backup method. I will not accept excuses involving crashed computers or broken files.

 

Finally, please follow the “24 hour rule” for paper returns. I do not discuss returned student papers until 24 hours have elapsed since I returned them. There will be no discussion in person or via email about them until that time window.

 

Term Paper

Your term paper must conform to the sample research paper that begins on page 331 ofThe DK Handbook. The term paper will have an introductory paragraph with a thesis, body of essay, and conclusion. This paper should be 2,000 words NOT including the works cited. Your paper will be written according to current MLA documentation standards. A rough draft will be handed in as part of your assignment grade plus my comments a few weeks before the paper is due as well as an annotated bibliography. The final draft of the term paper will be due the final week of classes.

 

All research must be dated after 2000, unless previous permission is granted, and gathered using research at the college library or via the internet. A minimum of three sources is required for a passing grade. This semester, your final papers will be written about, or a topic which your reading peaked your curiosity, during our discussions of the pharmaceutical industry and the issues surrounding medication of adolescents.

 

Rough Drafts

I allow students to submit rough drafts of their writing. Rough drafts will be due by the Monday before the paper is due, which gives me time to properly annotate and return them to you. While I can offer guidance and suggestions to improve your writing, the primary responsibility is on the student to allow enough time for revision. I strongly believe in personal ownership and responsibility over your collegiate success.

 

Paper Revision Policy

I strongly believe one of the most important lessons I learned about writing was that quality work almost always entails rewriting. In this class I will accept one rewrite of a paper until the Friday after grades are sent back to the entire class. This means if you are not satisfied with your grade, you may resubmit one paper for that predetermined period of time. This time period will be added to the online version of the syllabus and announced during class. Normally, this will be anywhere from three to five days. After that time period, you may not resubmit. I am only accepting one revision per student. Please choose which paper you revise carefully. 

 

Obviously, just resubmitting the paper will not count as a rewrite. If you incorporate the feedback I give you on your papers when I send them back, the odds are pretty high you will improve your grade. Only making cosmetic changes will not improve it.

 

Academic Honesty

Plagiarism will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Be aware that plagiarism includes (but is not limited to) copying someone else’s words without crediting the source; paraphrasing someone else’s words without crediting the source; using someone else’s ideas without crediting the source (even if rephrased in your own words); using facts not universally known which are obtained from a source without crediting the source; asking someone else to write your paper, either in whole or in part; or obtaining a paper or portion thereof by any means and submitting it as an original document. The penalty for plagiarism is failure of the assignment and potentially failure of the course (at the instructor’s discretion), and it may result in suspension or expulsion from the College (at the discretion of the Student Affairs Committee). Please refer to the BCC Student Handbook for additional information regarding College regulations and the handling of plagiarism.

 

With this in mind, all papers that use in-text citations must have a works cited page. Failure to include a works cited page will be an automatic zero for the paper.  

 

Email

Email is an excellent way to contact me. Please provide a clear subject line and include your name and class section in the text of the email. I will respond to your email within 48 hours. I do not answer emails with poor grammar or texting speak.

 

Upon receiving a paper, I will reply to confirm it. Grading a set of papers normally takes a week. I will announce in class when the final batch has been returned. If you have not gotten your paper back by then, I did not receive it. It is the student’s job to follow up with me if they do not receive their work by then. I will not accept late papers or excuses which amount to student's disinterest in keeping up with their email. I suggest checking with me if you do not receive a confirmation email within 48 hours of submitting your paper.

 

Make Up Work

Work should be handed in on the date it is due. I will accept late work with one full grade taken off the top for each class it is late. If an emergency has come up, I expect an email before the class you will be missing letting me know. Your work will be due at our next meeting, but it would be great if you could email it to me in the meantime as well.

 

If you are going to be absent for the grammar exam, barring emergency, I need to know before the exam. Failure to do this will result in a zero for the exam.

 

Evaluation

Course Contribution 10%

Journals 10%

Citation Practice 5%

Two papers 15% each (30% total) 

Class Leadership Day 10%

Poetry Exam 10%

Final Paper 25%

=100%

 

A 100-92

B+ 91-88

B 87-80

C+ 79-75

C 74-70

D 69-65

F 64-0

 

Notification For Students With Disabilities

Burlington County College offers reasonable accommodations and/or services to persons with disabilities. The Office of Special Populations offers comprehensive services to all students with any form of disability (with appropriate official documentation) which hinders their academic success. Students must request the accommodation(s) from the Office of Special Populations. Please contact the Special Populations Coordinator at (609) 894-9311 or (856) 222-9311 Ext. 1803 at or visit the website at: http://www.bcc.edu/pages/182.asp.

 

Additional Support/Labs

Burlington County College provides confidential advising and counseling services free to all students through the Department of Academic Advisement & Transfer. For more information about advising and counselling services, visit the Parker Center or call Extension 7337 at (609) 894-9311 or visit the websites:

 

Advising: http://staff.bcc.edu/advising/

 

Counseling: http://staff.bcc.edu/counseling/

 

Free tutoring is also available for all currently enrolled students. For more information regarding The Tutoring Center call Extension 1495 at (609) 894-9311 or visit the website

 

Tutoring Center: http://staff.bcc.edu/tutoring/

 

Finally...

Students in my classes are responsible for reading and understanding these course policies. Do you have questions? 

• Send me an email: wwend@bcc.edu 
• Talk to me before or after class
• Come to my office during office hours (Parker 413b)  

 

Week One

Thursday September 1st

• Attendance 

• Discuss syllabus

• Discuss citation practice assignment

• Discuss journal guidelines

 

For Next Time: Read John Updike's A&P (16-21)

 

Remember: If you have not yet purchased the required texts for this class, please acquire them as soon as possible.

 

Week Two

Tuesday September 6th

• Attendance  

• Discuss first paper assignment 

• View gender wiki

• Discussion of Updike's A&P

 

For Next Time: Read Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper (325-336)

 

Remember: Your citation practice assignment is due to my email by Friday evening. 

 

Thursday September 8th

• Attendance  
• Gender group work
• Discussion of Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper 

 

For Next Time: Read Borges' Garden of Forking Paths (http://www.coldbacon.com/writing/borges-garden.html)

 

Remember: Your citation practice assignment is due to my email (wwend@bcc.edu) by 11:59pm tomorrow evening.

 

Week Three

Tuesday September 13th

• Attendance  
• View point of view wiki
• Discussion of Borges' Garden of Forking Paths 

 

For Next Time: Read Faulkner's A Rose For Emily (29-36)

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday September 15th

• Attendance  
• Point of view group work
• Discussion of Faulkner's A Rose For Emily 

 

For Next Time: Read The Prodigal Son (180-181)

 

Remember:

 

Week Four

Tuesday September 20th

• Attendance  

• Discuss requirements for first paper

• View theme wiki

• Discussion of The Prodigal Son

 

For Next Time: Read Borges' The Gospel According To Mark (312-316)

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday September 22nd

• Attendance  

• Theme group work 

• Discussion of Borges' The Gospel According To Mark

 

For Next Time: Read Jackson's The Lottery (213-219)

 

Remember:

 

Week Five 

Tuesday September 27th

• Attendance  

• View symbolism wiki

• Discussion of Jackson's The Lottery

 

For Next Time: Read Nabokov's Natasha (http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/06/09/080609fi_fiction_nabokov?currentPage=all)

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday September 29th

• Attendance  
• Symbolism group work
• Discussion of Nabokov's Natasha 

 

For Next Time: Read Atwood's Happy Ending (303-305)

 

Remember: Quarter mark attendance warnings will go out to students with two or more absences. Your first paper is due in three weeks.

 

Week Six 

Tuesday October 4th

• Attendance  

• View plot wiki

• Discussion of Atwood's Happy Ending 

 

For Next Time: Read Borges' The Library of Babel (http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html)

 

Remember:

 

Thursday October 6th

• Attendance  
• Plot group work
• Discussion of Borges' The Library of Babel

 

For Next Time: Read Chopin's Story of an Hour (316-318)

 

Remember: Your first paper is due in two weeks. Today is the last day to resubmit your citation practice for credit.

  

Week Seven

Tuesday October 11th

• Attendance  
• View irony wiki
• Discussion of Chopin's Story of an Hour 

 

For Next Time: Read Borges' Legend ()

 

Remember:

 

Thursday October 13th

• Attendance  
• Irony group work
• Discuss Borges' Legend

 

For Next Time: We will begin discussing tragedy and view an adaptation of Othello.

 

Remember: If you are submitting a rough draft for the first paper, it is due to my email (wwend@bcc.edu) by Monday evening. 

 

Week Eight

Tuesday October 18th

• Attendance  

• View tragedy wiki

• Discuss second paper assignment  

• View Othello 

 

For Next Time: We will finish viewing Othello.

 

Remember: You will want to begin reading the play now. Take it a little at a time. 

 

 

Thursday October 20th

• Attendance  
• Finish viewing Othello

 

For Next Time: Read all of Othello by Tuesday (912-1019). I will expect you to be prepared to discuss the play at length. 

 

Remember: Your first paper is due to my email (wwend@bcc.edu) by 11:59pm Friday night. Midterm failure reports will be sent out to students with below a low "C" or lower. The last day to withdraw with a "W" grade is October 28th. 

 

Week Nine

Tuesday October 25th

• Attendance  
• Discuss Othello

 

For Next Time: If you haven't finished reading the play, please do by Thursday

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday October 27th

• Attendance  
• Finish discussion of Othello

 

For Next Time: We will view an adaptation of A Doll's House

 

Remember: Start reading the play now and get ahead of the class discussion. 

 

Week Ten

Tuesday November 1st

• SUMMAS? 
• Attendance  
• View an adaptation of A Doll's House (Time permitting...because of SUMMAS we might not have time...what we might do is introduce the play and some of the issues of the time period)

 

For Next Time: Read act one of Ibsen's A Doll House (1032-1053) and Virginia Woolf's essay Professions For Women (http://s.spachman.tripod.com/Woolf/professions.htm)

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday November 3rd

• Attendance  
• Discuss Woolf's Professions For Women 
• Discussion of act one of Ibsen's A Doll House

 

For Next Time: Read act two of Ibsen's A Doll House (1053-1068)

 

Remember:

 

Week Eleven

Tuesday November 8th

• Attendance  
• Discussion of act two of Ibsen's A Doll House

 

For Next Time: Read act three of Ibsen's A Doll House (1068-1084)

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday November 10th

• Attendance  
• Discussion of act three of Ibsen's A Doll House

 

For Next Time: We will be discussing the first of our final paper short stories

 

Remember: If you are submitting a rough draft for the second paper, it is due to my email (wwend@bcc.edu) by Monday evening.

 

Week Twelve

Tuesday November 15th

• TBD

 

For Next Time: We will be discussing the second of our final paper short stories

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday November 17th

• TBD

 

For Next Time: Read Plath's The Mirror (A-67)

 

Remember: Your second paper is due to my email (wwend@bcc.edu) by 11:59pm Friday night.

 

Week Thirteen  

Tuesday November 22nd

• Attendance  

• View poetry wiki 

• Discussion of Plath's The Mirror

 

For Next Time: Read Atwood's Siren Song (728)

 

Remember: Quarter mark attendance warnings will go out to students with three or more absences.

 

Week Fourteen

Tuesday November 29th

• Attendance  
•  Discussion of Atwood's Siren Song 

 

For Next Time: Read Dickinson's The Soul Selects Her Own Society (685)

 

Remember: 

 

Thursday December 1st

• Attendance  
• Discussion of Dickinson's The Soul Selects Her Own Society

 

For Next Time: Read Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 (501)

 

Remember: 

 

Week Fifteen

Tuesday December 6th

• Attendance  
• Discussion of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18

 

For Next Time: Bring two copies of your paper for our peer review session.

 

Remember: Your final journal submission is due to my email (wwend@bcc.edu) by this evening.

 

Thursday December 8th 

• Attendance  
• Peer review session

 

For Next Time: Poetry Exam

 

Remember: Your final paper is due to my email (wwend@bcc.edu) by 11:59pm on Friday December 16th.

 

 

*****Our final session during finals week is December 13th from 8am-9:50am. At that time, we will take the poetry exam in class***** 

 

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